Garment-sleeve.



I. F. FARLOW.

GARMENT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 191a.

Patented July 20, 1915.

ISAAC FRANCIS FARLDW, EGCKAVIAY, FEW J GnnMnri r-srmnvn.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 20, 1915 Applicationfiled Gctober 2, 191-3. Serial No. 792,992.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC FRANCIS FAR- LOW, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Rockaway, in the county of Mcrris and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarment-Sleeves, of which the following .is a specification.

. This invention relates to an improvement in garment sleeves, moreparticularly short or shirt waist sleeves.

It is often desirable, especially in the summer, to roll up the sleevesabove the elbow to secure greater comfort and relief from the heat. Thesleeves are also rolled up at times to prevent the cuff from becomingsoiled when a person is at work. At the present time, when the sleevesare so rolled up, they present a very untidy appearance, not only due tothe thickness of the rolled up portion, but also to the fact that thewrong side of the material is exposed.

In order to remedy this condition and to enable the wearer to secure agreater degree of comfort, I provide a short length sleeve having alining of the same material as the sleeve itself and exposing the rightside thereof, thus forming a sleeve of double ma terial. By rolling up aportion of the sleeve Y so formed, it will simulate an ordinary sleeverolled up above the elbow, but have.

the advantage of exposing only the right side of the material, and therolled up portion will not have so many folds as to render it thick andcumbersome looking, but will present a fiat and even appearance aroundthe arm. I further provide the short length sleeve with means whereby anextension sleeve portion, having the usual cufi, may be secured to forma full length sleeve. Thus, the extension portion may be easily detachedwhenever desired and conveniently placed in the pocket, both saving thecuffs from becoming quickly soiled and leading a rolled up short lengthsleeve presenting a very neat appearance and affording a greater degreeof coolness and comfort to the wearer.

Further objects and advantages will more fully appear in the followingdetailed description and the features of novelty will be particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudi nal viewof my improved shortlength sleeve before it is doubled hack inwardly upon itself toconstitute a lining. 5? a viewof the sleeve shown in Fig. 1, doubledinwardly upon itself and the edge stitched to the shoulder portion ofthe shirt.- Fig. 3 is a view of the sleeve with a portion at the bottomthereof folded outwardly back upon itself to form a cuff. Fig. t is aview of the sleeve shown in Fig. 3, with a plurality of buttons sewedupon the end. Fig. 5 is a view of the sleeve provided with buttonholesadjacent the upper edge of the cuil. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a bandwith buttons sewed thereon for engaging the buttonholes inthe cuff shownin Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a view of my improved extension sleeve portionprovided with buttonholes near the upper end and a hem having a slit atthe upper end thereof. Fig. 8 is a detail View of an elastic band whichmay be inserted in the extension sleeve portion shown in Fig. 7 Fig. 9is a view.

sion is inserted within the short le rgth sleeve.

Referring in detail to the drawings, my improved. sleeve consists of aunitary length, the lower portion 10 of which being turned up into andwithin the upper portion 11. The end of the portion 10 may be then sewedto the shoulder of the shirt at 12 or at any point adjacent thereto,thus forming the short length double sleeve. it will thus be seen thatthe right side of the material will be exposed both on the inside of thesleeve as well as the outside. By rolling up a portion of the sleeve toform a cuff 13, the sleeve'will present a very neat appearance, due tothe fact that the wrong side of the material is nowhere exposed and'willsimulate an ordinary sleeve rolled up above the elbow, with theexception that it will present a much neater appearance. 1 Upon the cuffportion 13, I may conveniently apply buttons 14, (Fig. i) to which maybe secured an extension sleeve portion 15, (Fig. 7) having the ordinarycuff 16 attached thereto and provided with buttonhole's 17 near theupper end thereof, thus forming a. full length sleeve, as shown in Fig.9. r

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown a modification in the application of thebuttonsll whereby the same may be sewed onto the hand 18. In this form,I provide'the cull In Fig. 0, I have illustrated the extension portion15 buttoned onto the short length sleeve, thus constituting a fulllength sleeve. It may be desirable to provide other means for securingthe extension-portion upon the arm than by the use of buttons. To thisend, I provide the upper edge of the extension portion 15 with a hem 20,leaving a slit 21 for the insertion of an elastic band 22, (Fig. 8). Theextension portion may thus be inserted beneath the short length sleeveand due to the elastic band, the former will be held firmly upon the armof the wearer above the elbow as shown in Fig. 10. Obviously, theextension portion may be made wide enough adjacent its upper end to beworn over the cuff of the short length portion and the elastic band willhold the former securely upon the latter if desired.

It will be readily understood that the portions 10 and 11 may, withoutdeparting from my invention, be separate pieces of the same materialsewed together in substantially the manner contemplated and described,or the portion 10 may be of silk, satin or other fine material, so thatwhen the cuff is formed upon the short length sleeve,

the same will have a facing of the material of the lining and thusrender the shirtwaist more attractive. This form is especially adapUaI jfor womens wear.

It will thus be seen that I have provid d "a sleeve which may be fulllength or short length as desired. lVhen Worn in summer, the sleeve maybe converted into a short length sleeve by simply removing the extensionportion. The short length sleeve thus remaining, will, due to the foldor cuff thereon, simulate the ordinary rolled up sleeve with theexception that it will present a much neater appearance due to thethinness ot the folded portion and the fact that the right side of thematerial is exposed instead of the wrong side as in the ordinary sleeve.Moreover, the extension portion may be readily put on and removed, thusallordil'lg all of the advantages of the full length sleeve in additionto the advantages above pointed out.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A short length sleeve comprising a length of material doubled backupon itself, the lower portion of said length being folded inwardly ofthe upper portion for a considerable por ion of ,/its length andpermanently secure thereto to fer-m a short sleeve of double material,the right side of the materialbeing exposed both on the inside andoutside thesleeve,said sleeve always presenting the right side ofmater-into view whearolled up to any degree, and an aptu'rned told atthe bottom of the sleeve forming a cut-l", the right side of thematerial only being exposed, an extension portion having a suit at thelower end thereof,

and means for securing said extension to the first mentioned sleeveportion.

A sleeve comprising a main short member of double material, an upturnedportion adjacent the nd thereof to form a cult, the right side of thematerial being exposed both on the insid and outside of said portion,said 'cuii' having a plurality of buttonholes, a band, a plurality ofbuttons secured thereto, said band surrounding the sleeve portionbeneath the cuff and the buttons extending through the buttonholes, andan extension sleeve portion provided with buttonholes adjacent its upperend through which the buttons are adapted to be inserted to constitute afull length sleeve.

A sleeve comprising a short main member of double material, a foldedportion at the bottom of said member forming a cuti', the right side ofthe material only being exposed, an extension portion, means fordetachably securing said extension portion upon the first mentionedportion, and means for shirring the upper ends of the extension portionto tighten the same about the arm.

4. A slee e comprising a short main incluber of double llliltcilill, a.folded portion at the bottom of said portion forming a cuii', the rightside of the material only being exposed, an extension portion, ineansfor detachably securing said extension portion upon the first mentionedportion, and means for shirring the upper ends of the extension portionto tighten the same about the arm comprising a hem at the;upper" end ofthe extension, and an elastic band rcmovably held therein.

j ISAAC FRAN'oIs FARLOW. lVitnesses I Josnru \V. KELLY,

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